Phillipsburg police are seeking a 26-year-old town man in connection with the fatal shooting late Wednesday night of a 22-year-old woman.

An arrest warrant was issued for Salim R. Newton, of the 500 block of South Main Street, on charges of homicide, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and certain persons not to have a weapon, police said late this morning in a news release.

New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ann Bartlett set bail at $1 million for Newton, once he is taken into custody, police said.

Newton may be driving an older model, full-size white SUV, according to police. Newton is described as a black man, standing roughly 6 feet 2 inches and weighing 180 pounds.

Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 908-454-1121. All calls will remain confidential.

The woman, who police are not naming until family is notified, was dead when police arrived, police Chief James Faulborn said. She lived in the home and did not live alone, he said. The chief wouldn't say if there were children in the home, although a neighbor said two small children lived there.

A resident whose backyard abuts the backyard of the home where the woman was found was playing basketball when she said she heard two shots and ran to a neighbor's house, where someone was already calling police.

The resident, who asked not to be identified because of the violent nature of the incident, said she saw two men running down Spruce Alley toward Smith Avenue, but didn't get a good enough look to provide a description.